make sure that when the cylinder is fully extended that the piston seals do not go under the larger retract port. If the seal does go under the port there is a good chance you will tear the seals up.
you came out on a saturday to rescue a old ladies cat, which most likely means alot more to her than anything else, so personally i think you did a very good thing.
i ordered a sure-trac 6x10 9,990 gvw dump trailer with a telescopic lift cylinder option, which is not listed on their sight and is new for this year. from looking at them the seem very comparable to bri-mar dump trailers.
i thought it was going to be another one of the characters from ax men, not the one shown.
glad it looks like the kids will be ok,that is my number one convern, and dad will get in some trouble.
i got to watch a neighbor climb his ladder way up into a maple tree carrying his chainsaw. when he reached the top of the ladder he got off on a large branch, set the saw down, then pulled the ladder up and set it on the large branch. you probably already guessed what he did next. he climbed...
the bri-mars are a good trailer and will take a beating and keep on going. the one i used when i worked for a lawn and irrigation company had the ramps under the trailer. it was a pain to get those heavy ramps out and into the channel on the back of the trailer. the model i used was a deck...
i am no rocket surgeon, but you would need a whole lot of wood ( around a zillion cord or so, give or take) to replace how much coal the world uses for just power production.